FY 2026 APPROVED SELECTIONS TO SERGEANT MAJOR AND FIRST SERGEANT


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R 251819Z NOV 25 MARADMIN 563/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//  SUBJ/FY 2026 APPROVED SELECTIONS TO SERGEANT MAJOR AND FIRST SERGEANT// POC/WILLIAM C. GRIFFIN/MAJ/MMPB-11/TEL:703-784-3440/ EMAIL:[email protected]//  POC/DATHAN.T.MILLS/MSGT/MMPB-11/TEL:703-784-2765/ EMAIL:[email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Marines listed in paragraph 3 will receive  appointments to fill vacancies in the selected grade by assigned  order of seniority.  Separate monthly Marine Administrative Messages (MARADMIN) will announce planned promotions. 2.  Only Marines who completed Professional Military Education (PME) requirements prior to the convening of the board were considered eligible. 3.  Approved selections below (for proper order read left to right) 3.a.  Selection to Sergeant Major: NAME              IMOS/ SRNO/MCC   NAME              IMOS/ SRNO/MCC APPS           JB 8999/    8/JAD   BATES          CN 8999/  245/017 BELMORE        TL 8999/  313/15X   BERRYHILL      MA 8999/  214/KAK BORBOR         TS 8999/  266/330   BOUCHER        JP 8999/  328/060 BRADLEY        JD 8999/  282/15L   BUBLITZ        JP 8999/  166/15L BUSTOS         M  8999/  128/1G8   BYNUM          JS 8999/  283/174 CAHILL         BR 8999/   77/KAB   CALDWELL JR    GD 8999/  208/1ML CALKINS        JM 8999/  220/1MU   CAMILO         VA 8999/  210/1Y8 CARDONA        JM 8999/  213/011   CARLSON        DB 8999/  160/198 CARPENTER      EE 8999/  211/V32   CECIL          CA 8999/  184/1MZ CONE           KE 8999/  222/V24   CONYERS JR     RC 8999/  183/1NR COX            DE 8999/  200/15Y   CRABTREE       LH 8999/   93/114 CRUZ JR        F  8999/  199/BAA   CRUZROSARIO JR JM 8999/  325/1NA DAVIS          AQ 8999/  224/V36   DAVIS          JM 8999/  324/239 DINKINS        BC 8999/    9/198   DOUGLAS        TJ 8999/  260/1RT ELLIS          JD 8999/  203/1CK   ELLIS          RE 8999/  331/V21 ENOS           CK 8999/   83/1LB   ERI            AH 8999/  186/1NG EVERSLEY II    JC 8999/  316/1PC   FUENTES        F  8999/  209/1EG GARCIA         EL 8999/  194/1PF   GOLDSCHMIDT    MM 8999/  250/016 GONZALEZ       D  8999/  206/V18   HARO           E  8999/  299/116 HAYDEN         JM 8999/  314/D19   HENLEY         KK 8999/  176/226 HERNANDEZ      RC 8999/  306/KAR   HUTSON         CM 8999/  310/1XJ JENSEN         KL 8999/  132/J33   KRESGE         SM 8999/  270/1RU LACA           BG 8999/  221/017   LENNON         MD 8999/  112/E74 LINARES        SJ 8999/  167/V28   LOCKARD        DK 8999/  164/B22 LONCHAR        AB 8999/  320/D19   LYNXWILER      RL 8999/  275/1MX MACHADO        MA 8999/   78/C31   MAJSZAK        HR 8999/  326/C58 MANZKE         MA 8999/  179/1GS   MARAGNI        G  8999/  165/1NC MARTENSSON     DW 8999/  202/1CJ   MCGLOTHLIN     ME 8999/  172/1YB MEJIA          JR 8999/  103/1XJ   MENDOZA        JJ 8999/  336/1L7 MORALES        JN 8999/  204/1Y8   MORALES        RS 8999/  327/1MX MORRIS III     WG 8999/   67/1NA   MURRAY III     ML 8999/  315/1G7 NICOLAS JR     HM 8999/  152/15E   OLSON          JH 8999/  217/160 PARDEE         AK 8999/  290/D19   PATRICK        DC 8999/  181/V18 PENNY          ZJ 8999/  201/1XC   PHILIP         KJ 8999/  111/1CL PORTELL        RC 8999/  185/1RS   REDMAN         JC 8999/  154/15G RICE           AB 8999/  216/1CG   RIVAS JR       U  8999/  125/014 RODRIGUEZ      CO 8999/  286/V18   SANDOZ         EY 8999/  207/V32 SANTOS         RL 8999/  136/G28   SICZ           JC 8999/  215/1DX SIMONS         AR 8999/  312/1MY   SISSON         LM 8999/  196/B87 SMITH          CL 8999/  269/V27   SOTONIEVES     D  8999/  177/D19 STEWART        JC 8999/  191/R70   TANKSLEY       FM 8999/  298/J78 TRICKLER       JA 8999/  197/114   WAGY           KV 8999/   60/C05 WALTERS JR     JK 8999/  329/1MZ   WODELE         KR 8999/  190/KAM ZABALA         AP 8999/  150/15G   ZEEK II        GE 8999/  309/1G8 ZURN           AP 8999/  140/KAH   3.b.  Appointment to First Sergeant effective 1 January 2026: NAME              IMOS/MCC        NAME              IMOS/MCC ACOSTA         CG 8999/174        APPELFELLER    JE 8999/1C0 ARIFAJ         A  8999/1PR        BURGAN         CE 8999/TZ8 ISHAM          JT 8999/143        LEE JR         DA 8999/1FJ MCCULLAR       CJ 8999/145        SOSA           OJ 8999/1NG STOKER         JB 8999/S8F  3.c.  Selection to First Sergeant: NAME              IMOS/ SRNO/MCC    NAME             IMOS/ SRNO/MCC ALBERT         JM 8999/  554/1FZ   ALICEA JR      M  8999/ 1032/1C1 ALLEN          JC 8999/ 1076/1JX   ALLEN III      RA 8999/  847/1MY ALVIS          JW 8999/ 1070/H96   ANDERSON       CW 8999/  968/SDN ANDERSON       DZ 8999/  560/15E   ANDERSON       JP 8999/  713/1MR ARMSTRONG      DJ 8999/  872/1NP   BALLARD        EL 8999/  193/091 BALTAZAR       P  8999/ 1006/KES   BANKS          CM 8999/  420/H81 BARNES         AL 8999/  404/1QE   BILLINGS       CK 8999/  466/TZ8 BLANCO         EJ 8999/ 1069/226   BLOXSOM        RC 8999/  484/KA1 BONNER         KM 8999/ 1054/080   BOSCH          I  8999/  379/15D BOWMAN         NI 8999/  893/1RU   BRAKE          LA 8999/  144/092 BRINKER II     RE 8999/  596/19F   BROOKS         MA 8999/  482/TZ8 BROWN          BL 8999/  922/VLA   BROWN          CR 8999/  179/1TS BUENDIA        VF 8999/  871/R2P   BUGARINAHNEE J VK 8999/  976/V13 BURRIS         CR 8999/  953/060   BUTLER         JD 8999/ 1059/040 CAMPA          FJ 8999/ 1011/1DX   CAMPBELL II    AD 8999/  728/1CM CAMPFIELD      DL 8999/  830/JF3   CAREY          CS 8999/  697/1NB CASPER         MJ 8999/ 1127/K55   CASTANEDA      ID 8999/  498/1RS CASTANEDA      JL 8999/ 1088/SJH   CASTANEDA      JV 8999/  658/038 CASTILLO       J  8999/  373/1Y9   CENICEROS      AF 8999/  529/041 CHANCY         TA 8999/  937/1FT   CHAVEZ         D  8999/  931/014 CLANCY         PT 8999/ 1002/KA2   CONTRERAS      JC 8999/  669/JF3 CONWAY         BR 8999/  627/VRA   COOLEY         CE 8999/  589/012 COONEY         CJ 8999/  693/014   COPLEMAN       JG 8999/  900/KA1 COTTON         NS 8999/  488/080   COUGHLIN       TC 8999/  982/1A5 CRUZ           JP 8999/  630/121   DALE JR        JL 8999/  228/143 DAVIS          AM 8999/  965/978   DAVIS JR       ML 8999/  733/SQP DELSOL         TN 8999/  422/TP6   DEMENT         DM 8999/  266/1RS DESROCHES      EG 8999/  168/H44   DIAZ           A  8999/  894/JAB DIAZNEGRON     G  8999/  844/013   DICKENS JR     MA 8999/  562/VF4 DIEHM          JD 8999/  538/SQJ   DITARANTO      VM 8999/  408/1JZ DITCH          CM 8999/  923/JBF   DOYLE          TT 8999/  342/1C1 DURKEE         SE 8999/  684/1NF   ELSE JR        SB 8999/  854/W04 ENGEL          DT 8999/  784/961   ESCUTIA        M  8999/  335/1C0 ESPINOZA       JE 8999/ 1101/1J1   FEENEY         DT 8999/ 1129/R6R FERGUSON       DB 8999/  919/V11   FIGUEROA       UF 8999/ 1013/15B FLORESPEREZ    JF 8999/  949/1JW   FORNILI        CM 8999/ 1091/1YB FREEMAN JR     JA 8999/  374/SJF   GABALDON       PG 8999/  235/JAS GABRIEL        AM 8999/  860/JAA   GALLAGHER      JM 8999/  553/1XJ GALVAN JR      MA 8999/  804/041   GARCIA         AJ 8999/  647/VH1 GARCIA         DN 8999/  100/H48   GARCIA         E  8999/  516/R4C GARCIA         I  8999/  556/JBJ   GARCIA         MA 8999/  683/15H GIERA          BR 8999/  985/017   GOETTLICH      SN 8999/  502/1F1 GONZALEZ       D  8999/  766/1YJ   GONZALEZ       KO 8999/  951/1JX GONZALEZ       LG 8999/  640/H89   GONZALEZ       LA 8999/  881/017 GORDON SR      CQ 8999/  585/110   GORE           JD 8999/  631/1HL GRAY           CJ 8999/  366/V26   GROVER         ER 8999/  790/1CF GUEVARA        JC 8999/  227/1PA   HALL           JE 8999/ 1066/1RT HENDRIX        BJ 8999/  569/1NP   HEREVIA        ZJ 8999/  833/B65 HICKS          KD 8999/  832/1Y9   HOOPES         AT 8999/  781/041 HOOVER         ND 8999/ 1026/R3S   HORTON         JM 8999/  962/KA2 INGRAM         SB 8999/  467/1GT   IRIZARRY       EJ 8999/ 1057/1TL JACKSON        LJ 8999/  776/1JA   JAMES          RD 8999/ 1053/S4E JARQUIN        AA 8999/  557/165   JEANBAPTISTE   T  8999/  887/146 JEFFERSON      ET 8999/  250/097   JELINEK        JJ 8999/  956/989 JIMENEZ        AM 8999/  786/KA3   JOHNSON        AD 8999/ 1039/V12 JOHNSON        EL 8999/  731/014   JOSEPH         K  8999/  116/15A JUDD           KF 8999/  363/T9B   KANE JR        KM 8999/  841/1CF KATEMBO        CA 8999/ 1094/JF2   KING           AM 8999/ 1040/SL6 KOLB           CM 8999/  662/091   KOMAN          MR 8999/  492/1YE LARGEY         KP 8999/  764/R3G   LAROSE         CM 8999/  132/H32 LAUZIER        JM 8999/  886/G71   LEACHMAN       RA 8999/  947/1G7 LEBEOUF        RA 8999/  367/V36   LEDGER         RM 8999/  566/1Y6 LEO JR         G  8999/  752/VM6   LEOGRANDE      NJ 8999/   86/S5E LEONARD        JA 8999/  643/R3A   LEWIS          JM 8999/  282/139 LITCHFIELD     SJ 8999/  594/J15   LONGORIA JR    VM 8999/  224/V36 LOPEZ          G  8999/  666/1HM   LOPEZ          LT 8999/  706/198 LOWERY         SD 8999/ 1031/1MR   LUNA           PA 8999/  775/V21 MACEDO         EJ 8999/  570/1NB   MALNIC         ZK 8999/ 1037/V16 MALVEAUX       CA 8999/  845/091   MARTINEZ       E  8999/ 1132/978 MARTINEZ       FJ 8999/  797/1NB   MARTINEZ       MD 8999/ 1108/VM5 MARTINEZ       MA 8999/  690/1CJ   MATTI          JA 8999/ 1055/1G9 MCINTOSH       AE 8999/  577/JBG   MEADOWS        ET 8999/ 1133/A04 MEJIACHAVEZ    JC 8999/  578/1Y3   MELL           AD 8999/  913/1R2 MERCHENT       CE 8999/  926/TMH   MERCURESCHILAW CM 8999/ 1047/1JV MIHALEK        NA 8999/ 1120/1JL   MILLER         JL 8999/  719/V16 MOORE          MA 8999/  765/122   MORALES        AC 8999/  600/080 MORENO         KA 8999/  628/1J3   MORENOTUESTA   DJ 8999/  247/SLD MUNIZ JR       A  8999/  695/15D   MURILLO        KG 8999/  750/VLB NADON          MD 8999/  825/014   NAVARRO        NR 8999/  999/084 NETTLES        DL 8999/  120/HC7   NORRICK        BP 8999/  800/1RU NUNEZ          J  8999/  499/T9B   OBRIEN         RJ 8999/ 1123/JBF OLSON          AM 8999/  483/V6B   OMANAHERNANDEZ EP 8999/ 1117/074 ORTIZ JR       G  8999/  714/01E   PARENTE        RW 8999/  788/1NF PATTERSON      JS 8999/  663/1NR   PAUL           CW 8999/  187/1WY PEREZ          AG 8999/  689/989   PEREZ          L  8999/ 1097/JAA PEREZARDILLA   CM 8999/ 1028/1JV   PERKINS        SJ 8999/  648/VMC PINONVILLAGOME G  8999/  905/R9O   PRINCE         DT 8999/  651/MB1 RAMIREZ        J  8999/  575/1NE   RAMOS          DA 8999/ 1130/122 RANGEL         JA 8999/  287/R3F   REED           RA 8999/  720/1MX REGISTER       BM 8999/  427/1J0   REYES III      I  8999/  791/1NF REYNOLDS       JR 8999/  546/KAP   RHOADES        RJ 8999/  369/DJA RICHARDSON     JA 8999/  983/080   RISENER III    DT 8999/  877/041 ROACH          AT 8999/  760/JAB   ROBINSON       ER 8999/ 1126/1HL RODRIGUEZ      AL 8999/  298/143   RODRIQUEZ II   RJ 8999/  783/1NP ROMERO         D  8999/  581/JAB   ROMERO         I  8999/  757/1MY ROSALES        R  8999/ 1113/QAB   ROSS           DC 8999/  497/U18 RUIZREYES      EJ 8999/  552/1K2   SANCHEZVILLALO J  8999/  672/193 SANDEL         JD 8999/  717/198   SANTOS         N  8999/ 1093/1CG SAUCEDA JR     R  8999/  792/KA2   SCHWARZ        JD 8999/ 1096/121 SCOTTNEAL      TD 8999/  734/1NA   SEGOVIA        JA 8999/ 1061/1EC SEITZ          AJ 8999/ 1071/QAB   SERVIS         RP 8999/  835/1CE SHACKELFORD    JR 8999/ 1046/124   SHAPIRO        AL 8999/  809/1QN SHEFFER        RD 8999/  579/JAB   SHUMAKER       TR 8999/  491/1JQ SILVA          JF 8999/ 1092/036   SIMMS III      RL 8999/ 1051/1JY SIRMAN         SE 8999/  678/152   SMITH          CJ 8999/  531/023 SMITH          MM 8999/  252/SAQ   SNYDER         PJ 8999/  445/069 SPENCER        TW 8999/ 1009/JBG   STATEN III     ME 8999/  958/KA2 STEPANOV       YY 8999/  537/1NP   STYCZYNSKI     SM 8999/  620/1FV SULLIVAN       DA 8999/ 1030/J34   SUMROW         AT 8999/  349/V25 TAMAYO         ER 8999/  522/165   TEEGARDEN      AE 8999/ 1072/V31 TEJEDA         FA 8999/  361/KA3   THOMPSON       AM 8999/  567/1Y6 THOMPSON       BE 8999/  903/069   THOMPSON       PM 8999/  810/016 THORNTON       JW 8999/ 1038/QAE   TORRES         SD 8999/   98/JBH TRACEY         JM 8999/  582/1NB   TREVINO JR     R  8999/ 1125/S6W TUPOU          A  8999/  511/124   VALDEZ         LA 8999/  386/1CN VALEZ II       JL 8999/  890/1TL   VEAL           CR 8999/  952/KA2 VELASCO        K  8999/  725/069   VERA           BA 8999/  921/1MX WATSON         BL 8999/  861/R5F   WATSON         EL 8999/  721/KA1 WILLIAMS       AR 8999/ 1105/193   WILLIAMS       JC 8999/ 1121/R9U WILTON         KR 8999/  710/041   WOLTZ II       DR 8999/ 1124/960 WOOD           DA 8999/  979/030   WOODIE         TL 8999/  297/1ET XIONG          T  8999/  657/1CE   YEAKLEY        RM 8999/  795/1L3 4.  Final Zone Cutoffs and Allocations 4.a.  Sergeant Major:                ABOVE ZONE       PROMOTION ZONE      BELOW ZONE  IMOS ALLOC JR DOR    AFADBD   JR DOR    AFADBD   JR DOR    AFADBD 8999    89 20221001  20051017 20230901  20040816 20230901  20070820 4.b.  First Sergeant:                ABOVE ZONE       PROMOTION ZONE      BELOW ZONE  IMOS ALLOC JR DOR    AFADBD   JR DOR    AFADBD   JR DOR    AFADBD 8999   230   NA        NA     20230501    NA       NA        NA 5.  Obligated Service 5.a. Upon release of this MARADMIN any Marine listed in paragraph 3 is authorized to submit the necessary reenlistment or extension request and obtain additional obligated service (OBS) requirements  to avoid a delay in their promotion.  Cite this MARADMIN as the  authority to locally extend Marines to satisfy OBS requirements. 5.b.  If a Marine refuses to extend or reenlist to meet  OBS requirement, the commander will inform Manpower Management  Division (MM), Performance Branch, Enlisted Promotions Unit  (MMPB-11) of the Marine’s refusal via naval letter.  MMPB-11 will remove the Marine’s seniority number and the Marine is ineligible for consideration on future promotion boards. 6.  Alternate Selection List 6.a.  The board selected nine alternates.  MMPB-11 will report the draw case code AS for all alternate selects. 6.b.  MMPB-11 will notify alternates of their selection via a Marine On-Line (MOL) message and post an alphabetized list of alternates on the Enlisted Promotions Unit website.  6.c.  Alternates will not incur a failure of selection.  A letter annotating selection as an alternate will post to the Marine's  Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). 6.d.  Marines selected as alternates will not have a seniority  number run in Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS).  MMPB-11 will assign seniority numbers based on service requirements.  If  activated, alternates will promote after the primary select list clears. 6.e.  Alternates must gain OBS within 30 days of activation notification. 6.f.  Alternates may receive permanent change of assignment (PCA), or permanent change of station (PCS) orders based on service  requirements.  All assignment policies remain in effect related to OBS and PCA/PCS orders. 7.  Refusal of orders by either a primary or alternate will result in removal of the Marine’s seniority number and the Marine is ineligible for future promotion selection board consideration. 8.  Marines listed in paragraph 3 were selected from the IMOS table listed in MARADMINS 402/25 and 477/25.  This MARADMIN does not  constitute authority to change the Marine's primary MOS where the  feeder MOS for a selectee does not provide skill progression to the IMOS.  9.  Remedial Promotion Consideration 9.a.  Requests for remedial promotion consideration must be submitted to the MMPB-11 organizational mailbox at  [email protected]. 9.b.  Marines must explain all actions taken prior to the board  convening to demonstrate due diligence required for favorable  consideration of remedial promotion requests.   10.  Commanders will immediately notify MMPB-11 of intent to delay or revoke the selection of any Marine listed in this MARADMIN.   Forward requests via the chain of command up to the first general  officer.  Commanders must ensure the Marine receives an opportunity to review the command's recommendation and opt to/not to submit a  statement.   11.  Marines considered and not selected may contact the Enlisted  Career Counselors (MMPB-24) at DSN: 278-9241 or comm (703) 784-9241 to receive an evaluation of their OMPF and gain insight on improving their competitiveness.  Due to the confidentiality of the selection board process, MMPB-24 does not provide board deliberation matters related to non-selection. 12.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 13.  For Enlisted Promotion matters call DSN: 278-3440,   comm (703) 784-3440, or email:  [email protected]. 14.  Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,  Manpower Management Division.//